Richard Blute

Here are the slides from my talk at this year’s Foundational Methods In Computer Science conference. The title was “Introduction to Locally Posetal and Linear Bicategories”.

Facts about me:

• I am a (retired) professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Ottawa.
• Until recently, I was the Vice-Dean of Graduate Studies for the Faculty of Science.
• I am a member of the Ottawa Logic and Foundations of Computing Group and the Category Theory Research Centre in Montreal.
• I am an occasional visitor to the Quantum Group at the Oxford University Computing Lab and the Laboratoire Preuves, Programmes et Systemes (PPS).
• I am an editor for the electronic journal Theory and Applications of Categories (TAC) and the print journal Mathematical Structures In Computer Science
• I am a lifelong citizen of Red Sox Nation and New England Patriots fan.
• This is my favorite musician, but I also like these guys.
• I especially like what is frequently called free jazz or improvised music. This is a great website.
• I am a member of the Board Of Directors for The Community Addiction Peer Support Association (CAPSA).

For any questions or comments, please contact rblute@uottawa.ca